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UBS lowers threshold to charge depositors for negative rates
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2021-01-12 12:36 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Marion Halftermeyer
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
UBS Group AG plans to lower the threshold for customer deposits that will be subject to a charge as the bank deals with the prospect of low and negative interest rates for the foreseeable future.
Friday's smashing of gold was a BIS operation, von Greyerz tells KWN
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2021-01-11 15:51 Section: Daily Dispatches3:50p ET Monday, January 11, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
The King Report: Friday's gold slam 'smells like a manipulation'
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2021-01-11 12:12 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Bill King
The King Report
Burr Ridge, Illinois
Monday, January 11, 2021
https://mramseyking.com/king-report
... Gold got slammed [Friday], falling as much as 3.73% on what the financial media called "technical selling." Someone slammed gold when Europe opened and again when the New York Stock Exchange opened. This smells like a manipulation.
Rick Ackerman: This is no time to give up on gold
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2021-01-11 10:56 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Rick Ackerman
Sunday, January 10, 2021
With gold's gratuitous 4% plunge on Friday, bullion has once again affirmed its reputation as one of the nastiest, most frustrating assets an investor can own.
Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest for Saturday posted at SilverSeek
Submitted by cpowell on Sun, 2021-01-10 13:17 Section: Daily Dispatches1:15p ET Sunday, January 10, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
GATA board member Ed Steer's Gold and Silver Digest letter for Saturday, headlined "Another Egregious Bear Raid By the Big 8 Shorts," is posted in the clear at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, here:
https://silverseek.com/article/another-egregious-bear-raid-big-8-shorts
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Bitcoin holders barred from depositing profits in some UK banks
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2021-01-09 11:34 Section: Daily DispatchesAs long as government controls the banking system, how difficult will it be to cripple cryptocurrencies?
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By Katherine Denham
The Times, London
Saturday, January 9, 2021
Bitcoin has surged to record highs this week but anyone who wants to take profits might struggle to cash in their gains.
Will this day of spectacular intervention nudge any consciences?
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2021-01-08 17:48 Section: Daily Dispatches6:06p ET Friday, January 8, 2021
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Dave Kranzler: Gold and silver victimized by paper games
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2021-01-08 17:40 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Dave Kranzler
Investment Research Dynamics, Denver
Friday, January 8, 2021
Gold and silver gave precious metals bulls a harrowing ride on the “down” price elevator today, as gold had as much as $82 removed from its price and silver was hammered as much as 10%.
Biden plans many trillions in new relief package
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2021-01-08 17:03 Section: Daily DispatchesBiden Assembling Multi-Trillion-Dollar Stimulus Plan with Checks, Unemployment Aid
By Jeff Stein, Erica Werner, and Mike DeBonis
Washington Post
Friday, January 8, 2021
China's rapid recovery puts dollar hegemony in doubt
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2021-01-07 23:53 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Susanne Barton
Bloomberg News
Thursday, January 7, 2021
China's light-speed recovery from the pandemic has reignited the perennial debate about how long the dollar's 50-year dominance of global markets can persist.